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    Browns
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Browns' one glaring miss is edge rusher, a need they left exactly as they found it. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

On value alone, Alexander makes the weekend a net positive. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In slot 2 they get a featured back. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
No drama and no debate, Jaxson Dart went about where he belonged in the 33rd pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
They paid sticker price for Jayden Higgins in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick94 Rnd3 Charles Grant
They did well to land Charles Grant in Round 3, Pick 30, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick104 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
Value with a capital V on Darius Alexander in pick 104, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.